Friday, June 9, 2017

Windows 10 now has an emoji shortcut (it’s about time)

Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 Insider build is jam-packed with new features, but let’s cut to the most important one: Windows 10 finally has an honest-to-goodness emoji shortcut.👌 Press Win + period (.) or Win + semicolon (;) to make the menu pop up. Hoorah! You can also press Tab/Shift+Tab to switch categories, and switch skin colors with the button on the top right of the panel. Previously, your best bet was to use the software keyboard to access the emoji panel – not exactly user friendly. It may seem like a trivial addition, but emoji are becoming a bigger part of our daily…